3-Read Friday #21

PISA, ChatGPT, and mobile phones

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Here are three blog posts that I found interesting this week.

1. Reflections on PISA 2022 Results by Alex Quigley

With the 2022 PISA results released this week, there is information aplenty about which countries have risen and fallen, in which subjects, along with speculation as to why. It’s easy to get overwhelmed. Fortunately, Alex has written a lovely summary, picking out 9 key points to reflect upon.

2. Happy 60th Birthday, ChatGPT! by Dan Meyer

Dan shares predictions people were making about the role technology would play in transforming education in the 1960s, and compares these with the predictions people are currently making about the role of generative AI. Lots of food for thought.

3. What can schools learn about mobile phones from the smoking ban? by Inner Drive

There has been a lot of talk about banning mobile phones in schools recently, with advocates speculating that our future selves will look back upon this time and wonder how these attention-sapping devices were ever allowed in our schools. Here, the Inner Drive team draw parallels between the smoking ban to help schools enforce a policy that is bound to be met with resistance.

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Craig